Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cameroon, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cameroon stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 117.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cameroon peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 25th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cameroon?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cameroon was 0.6% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.